Clarence Saxby Chambliss's Political Positions

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Saxby Chambliss repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

This candidate will be asked again to provide responses during the general election.

Congressional Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test

This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.

The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

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Official Position: Candidate had the Political Courage to address this issue directly.

1) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues in America.

a) The federal government has no responsibility in providing health care.

b) Implement a universal health care program to guarantee coverage to all Americans regardless of income.

c) Implement a government-financed, single-payer national health care system similar to that of Canada.

d) Support health care strategies focused on prevention, including health education and natural medicines and remedies.

e) Support legislation to define and enforce the rights of insured patients, including greater access to specialists and emergency rooms, wider choice of health care providers, and appeal mechanisms when claims are denied.

X

f) Allow small business owners, the self-employed and workers whose employers do not provide health insurance to have the same deductibility for health costs as corporations and large employers.

X

g) Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts, which would be taxed if used for any purpose other than medical costs.

X

h) Establish limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.

i) Allow states and local communities to use federal funds for needle-exchange programs to combat the spread of HIV.

j) Classify nicotine as a drug and cigarettes as drug delivery devices, which should be regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.

The American people have consistently mentioned the decline of morals and ethics in America as a major problem facing the country. On an attached page, in fifty words or less, explain what you will do as a member of Congress to address this concern.